But a senior police officer (name withheld on request) said, “Such drills are performed at normal times — when there is no real mishap.”

Gurgaon Divisional Commissioner D P S Nagal accepted that the mock drill was “wrongly timed”.

Three fire officials injured in rescue operation at the Adidas factory are still admitted in Gurgaon Civil Hospital; seven others have been discharged.

Fire officials are meanwhile still stationed at the factory, clearing debris. “Smoke is still coming out of the debris,” Sihag said. “We have stationed one fire tender at the site.”

Another fire
Meanwhile, another blaze at a transport company’s office in Kherki Daula on Wednesday afternoon claimed a worker’s life, officials said.

The incident was reported at 12.45 pm. According to district fire officials, a truck carrying thinner caught fire in front of Lalji Mulji transport company near the Kherki Daula toll plaza. The blaze was triggered by a leaking drum containing thinner, Sihag said.

He said fire officials brought out one person in an unconscious state but he succumbed on way to the hospital.